Higher cardiovascular morbidity in patients with a wide range of autoimmune diseases
highlights the importance of autoimmunity in promoting atherosclerosis. Our purpose was to …

Immunologic research into pathogenic mechanisms operating in autoimmune-mediated
atherosclerosis initially focused on adaptive immunity. Current interest is directed to more …

Autoimmune diseases are associated with a dramatically increased risk of atherosclerotic
cardiovascular disease and its clinical manifestations. The increased risk is consistent with …

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No attention is usually focused on the possible involvement of immune mechanisms,
particularly of autoimmunity, on the development and progress of atherosclerosis. The …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the arterial wall. It is accompanied by an
autoimmune response against apolipoprotein B-100, the core protein of low-density …

Recent findings indicate that presence of activated immune competent cells and
inflammation are typical of atherosclerosis, the main cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Atherosclerosis, the main underlying condition of acute cardiovascular events, has
traditionally been regarded and treated as a disease caused by perturbed lipid homeostasis …

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that contributes to majority of
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the world. Immune system is involved in …

Immune-driven inflammation plays an important part in atherogenesis and is therefore
believed to be key to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is currently …